Background is a construction and infrastructure intelligence platform. This website is operated by Background. and is located at background.tech.
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, contact us at hello@background.tech.
We collect data only when you actively give it to us. The only way we collect personal data on this website is through the contact form. When you submit it, we collect:
We do not use cookies for tracking or analytics. We do not use Google Analytics or any third-party script that collects personal data.
Only to respond to your enquiry. Specifically:
We do not use your data for marketing without your explicit consent. We do not add you to mailing lists. We do not sell, share or transfer your data to any third party for any purpose.
Form submissions are handled by Netlify Forms and stored on Netlify’s infrastructure. Netlify is a US-based company and data may be processed in the United States. Netlify operates under standard contractual clauses for international data transfers.
We also receive submissions by email. Those are stored on our email provider’s servers and deleted when no longer needed.
Only as long as we need it to respond to your enquiry and hold any conversation that follows. If we do not go on to work together, we delete your data within 12 months of our last contact.
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these, contact hello@background.tech. We will respond within 30 days.
This website does not use cookies for tracking, advertising or analytics. The only cookies that may be set are strictly necessary ones used by Netlify to serve the site. They do not collect personal data and do not require consent.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the date at the top of this page.
For any question about this policy or your data, contact hello@background.tech.